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Invited Review A Decade from Fukushima Daiichi NPP Accident

Distribution, dynamics, and fate of radiocesium derived from FDNPP accident in the ocean

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Pages 409-423 | Received 22 Jun 2021, Accepted 11 Oct 2021, Published online: 01 Nov 2021

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